Chris is making a table top from some leftover tiles. He has 9 tiles that measure 3 1/8 inches long and 2 3/4 inches wide. What is the area he can cover with these tiles?



Answer :

mumsy
in order to find the area of the table top we have to multiply L*W
where L=3 1/8=25/8
W=2 3/4=11/4
A=25/8  *  11/4= (25*11)/(4*8)=275/32= 8  19/32 in squared

The area tjhat he can cover with these tiles is 77 ¹¹/₃₂ in²

Further explanation

To solve the above questions, we need to recall some of the formulas as follows:

Area of Square = (Length of Side)²

Perimeter of Square = 4 × (Length of Side)

Area of Rectangle = Length × Width

Perimeter of Rectangle = 2 × ( Length + Width )

Area of Rhombus = ½ × ( Diagonal₁ + Diagonal₂ )

Perimeter of Rhombus = 4 × ( Length of Side )

Area of Kite = ½ × ( Diagonal₁ + Diagonal₂ )

Perimeter of Kite = 2 × ( Length of Side₁ + Length of Side₂ )

Let us now tackle the problem !

Given:

Number of Tiles = N = 9 tiles

Length of Tiles = L = 3¹/₈ inches

WIdth of Tiles = W = 2³/₄ inches

Unknown:

Total Area = A = ?

Solution:

Area of One Tile.

[tex]\texttt{Area of Rectangle} = \texttt{Length} \times \texttt{Width}[/tex]

[tex]\texttt{Area of Rectangle} = 3 \frac{1}{8} \times 2 \frac{3}{4}[/tex]

[tex]\texttt{Area of Rectangle} = 8 \frac{19}{32} ~ \texttt{in}^2[/tex]

Total Area.

[tex]\texttt{Total Area} = \texttt{Number of Tiles} \times \texttt{Area of One Tile}[/tex]

[tex]\texttt{Total Area} = 9 \times 8 \frac{19}{32}[/tex]

[tex]\texttt{Total Area} = 77 \frac{11}{32} ~ \texttt{in}^2[/tex]

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Answer details

Grade: College

Subject: Mathematics

Chapter: Two Dimensional Figures

Keywords: Perimeter, Area , Square , Rectangle , Side , Length , Width

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